ID Algae please

[prommel]

I've looked at several sites trying to put a name to this but haven't located any thing that looks exactly the same. Does anyone know what this algae is called?

[ckusnierek]

I beleive it's a Rhodophyta (red macro algea) Most of the ones I've seen are much darker almost purple/brown.

It's pretty It has the color of a Carnation Coral.

[Casey]

Tangs will love that stuff.

[BoomerMn]

That looks like Halymenia floresia

http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...=1&sa=N&tab=wi

[ChilisREasy]

no no no, thats Red Kelp ! there are several types of red kelp also, i belive thats ''Grape Vine kelp'' at least thats what my LFS called it..lol but im 99.9 % sure its red kelp tangs WILL eat that, there fav food !

[ChilisREasy]

Halymenia floresia

may be its scientific name tho. lol

[BoomerMn]

Sorry that is not red kelp. Kelp growns nothing like that and kelp its brown algae, Phaeophyta. I don't care what the LFS calls it. It is Halymenia sp or a ever so slight chanced it is Grateloupia ...gibbersaii sp. And grape vine Kelp is not kelp but Botryocladia sp. a Rhodophyta. It is called grapes becasue it looks like a bunch of red grapes. There is also Red Smooth Leaf Kelp, also not a Kelp. All Kelps are Laminaria s. There is no such thing as red kelp.

Red Grape Kelp

[ChilisREasy]

well do i sound stupid ! lol ! thanks for the correction !